The LDS office is set to move in April to the Bank of America building on Franklin Street, with more than two times the amount of office space than it has in its current location.
LDS resides in the basement of Wilson Library, in a tunnel of crowded desks and windowless offices that hosts a full staff and serves about 350 students.
The move to Franklin Street is a temporary fix until the Student Services building is completed about six years from now, said Jane Byron, the LDS director.
"This move is really to address our need for space now," Byron said. "We recently did a student survey and one of the top concerns was space."
LD/ADHD specialist Theresa Maitland said the office was too small to accommodate all the students. "It's a bit crowded," Maitland said.
She said the office encounters a heightened space crunch at particular times of the year.
"The population has mushroomed," she said. "We are bulging at the seams. During finals there's so many students, we actually have to work in other offices on campus."
LDS is a campus organization that exists to assist students with learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and help them to reach their full academic potential.
LDS also provides services to further facilitate learning. Students with disabilities meet with staff members to develop a plan to deal with classes and curriculum, learn about self-advocacy and strategy, receive coaching to keep them motivated and provide a supportive learning environment.
